# Penn Symons

> Lieutenant-General Sir William Penn Symons KCB was a British Army officer who was mortally wounded as he commanded his forces at the Battle of Talana Hill during the Second Boer War. While his forces won the battle, they had to abandon their position and fall back to Ladysmith. Symons and the more severely wounded were left to the Boers; he died three days later. A monument to his valour was raised in Victoria Park, Saltash, Cornwall, UK.

*British Army officer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/penn-symons

## Identity
- **Born:** 1843-07-17
- **Died:** 1899-10-23
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 44.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 12.8 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 6.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 40.0 / 100

## Sources
- [William Penn Symons](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Penn_Symons)
- [William Penn Symons](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Penn_Symons)
- [پين سيمونس](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B3)
- [Penn Symons](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn_Symons)
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- [William Penn Symons](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Penn_Symons)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1494843)

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